Patents by Inventor Kunibert Forster

Kunibert Forster has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for determining an extension of an object by means of an extensometer and extensometer for performing the method
    Patent number: 5623768
    Abstract: A method for determining an extension of an object with an extensometer, and an extensometer for performing the method, include two legs being movable in a spreading plane and each having one end connected to a joint and another end connected to the object, with the extension spreading the legs apart. The spreading plane is oriented approximately parallel to a surface of the object between the other ends of the legs. Foot-plates, each being carried by a respective one of the legs, being oriented in the spreading plane and having a region projecting beyond the other ends of the legs, are fastened to the object at the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wolfgang Menzer, Kunibert Forster, Josef Becher